diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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index 00000000..83f00b41
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
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+# git ignore file
+win32/xchat.opensdf
+win32/xchat.sdf
+win32/xchat.suo
+src/pixmaps/inline_pngs.h
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new file mode 100644
index 00000000..695b5c78
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/checksum/checksum.vcxproj.user
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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<Project ToolsVersion="4.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
+</Project>
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diff --git a/plugins/dns/dns.vcxproj.user b/plugins/dns/dns.vcxproj.user
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index 00000000..695b5c78
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/dns/dns.vcxproj.user
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<Project ToolsVersion="4.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
+</Project>
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diff --git a/plugins/doat/doat.vcxproj.user b/plugins/doat/doat.vcxproj.user
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index 00000000..695b5c78
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/doat/doat.vcxproj.user
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<Project ToolsVersion="4.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
+</Project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/exec/exec.vcxproj.user b/plugins/exec/exec.vcxproj.user
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index 00000000..695b5c78
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/exec/exec.vcxproj.user
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<Project ToolsVersion="4.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
+</Project>
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diff --git a/plugins/fishlim/fishlim.vcxproj.user b/plugins/fishlim/fishlim.vcxproj.user
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index 00000000..695b5c78
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/fishlim/fishlim.vcxproj.user
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<Project ToolsVersion="4.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
+</Project>
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diff --git a/plugins/lua/lua.vcxproj.user b/plugins/lua/lua.vcxproj.user
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..695b5c78
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/lua/lua.vcxproj.user
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<Project ToolsVersion="4.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
+</Project>
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diff --git a/plugins/mpcinfo/mpcinfo.vcxproj.user b/plugins/mpcinfo/mpcinfo.vcxproj.user
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..695b5c78
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/mpcinfo/mpcinfo.vcxproj.user
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<Project ToolsVersion="4.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
+</Project>
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diff --git a/plugins/perl/perl-512.vcxproj.user b/plugins/perl/perl-512.vcxproj.user
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index 00000000..695b5c78
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/perl/perl-512.vcxproj.user
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<Project ToolsVersion="4.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
+</Project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/perl/perl-514.vcxproj.user b/plugins/perl/perl-514.vcxproj.user
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..695b5c78
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/perl/perl-514.vcxproj.user
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<Project ToolsVersion="4.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
+</Project>
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diff --git a/plugins/perl/perl-516.vcxproj.user b/plugins/perl/perl-516.vcxproj.user
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..695b5c78
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/perl/perl-516.vcxproj.user
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<Project ToolsVersion="4.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
+</Project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/python/python.vcxproj.user b/plugins/python/python.vcxproj.user
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..695b5c78
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/python/python.vcxproj.user
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<Project ToolsVersion="4.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
+</Project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/tcl/tcl.vcxproj.user b/plugins/tcl/tcl.vcxproj.user
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..695b5c78
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/tcl/tcl.vcxproj.user
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<Project ToolsVersion="4.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
+</Project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/upd/upd.vcxproj.user b/plugins/upd/upd.vcxproj.user
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..695b5c78
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/upd/upd.vcxproj.user
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<Project ToolsVersion="4.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
+</Project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/winamp/winamp.vcxproj.user b/plugins/winamp/winamp.vcxproj.user
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..695b5c78
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/winamp/winamp.vcxproj.user
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<Project ToolsVersion="4.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
+</Project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/winsys/winsys.vcxproj.user b/plugins/winsys/winsys.vcxproj.user
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..695b5c78
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/winsys/winsys.vcxproj.user
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<Project ToolsVersion="4.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
+</Project>
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diff --git a/plugins/wmpa/wmpa.vcxproj.user b/plugins/wmpa/wmpa.vcxproj.user
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..695b5c78
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/wmpa/wmpa.vcxproj.user
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<Project ToolsVersion="4.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
+</Project>
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diff --git a/plugins/xsasl/xsasl.vcxproj.user b/plugins/xsasl/xsasl.vcxproj.user
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..695b5c78
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/xsasl/xsasl.vcxproj.user
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<Project ToolsVersion="4.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
+</Project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/xtray/xtray.vcxproj.user b/plugins/xtray/xtray.vcxproj.user
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..695b5c78
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/xtray/xtray.vcxproj.user
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<Project ToolsVersion="4.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
+</Project>
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diff --git a/src/common/common.vcxproj.user b/src/common/common.vcxproj.user
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..695b5c78
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/common/common.vcxproj.user
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<Project ToolsVersion="4.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
+</Project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/dirent/dirent.vcxproj.user b/src/dirent/dirent.vcxproj.user
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..695b5c78
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/dirent/dirent.vcxproj.user
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<Project ToolsVersion="4.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
+</Project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/fe-gtk/fe-gtk.vcxproj.user b/src/fe-gtk/fe-gtk.vcxproj.user
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..695b5c78
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/fe-gtk/fe-gtk.vcxproj.user
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<Project ToolsVersion="4.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
+</Project>
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diff --git a/src/fe-text/fe-text.vcxproj.user b/src/fe-text/fe-text.vcxproj.user
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index 00000000..695b5c78
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/fe-text/fe-text.vcxproj.user
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<Project ToolsVersion="4.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
+</Project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/pixmaps/pixmaps.vcxproj.user b/src/pixmaps/pixmaps.vcxproj.user
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..695b5c78
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/pixmaps/pixmaps.vcxproj.user
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<Project ToolsVersion="4.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
+</Project>
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diff --git a/src/version/version.vcxproj.user b/src/version/version.vcxproj.user
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..695b5c78
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/version/version.vcxproj.user
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<Project ToolsVersion="4.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
+</Project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/win32/copy/copy.vcxproj.user b/win32/copy/copy.vcxproj.user
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..695b5c78
--- /dev/null
+++ b/win32/copy/copy.vcxproj.user
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<Project ToolsVersion="4.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
+</Project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/win32/installer/installer.vcxproj.user b/win32/installer/installer.vcxproj.user
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..695b5c78
--- /dev/null
+++ b/win32/installer/installer.vcxproj.user
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<Project ToolsVersion="4.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
+</Project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/win32/nls/nls.vcxproj.user b/win32/nls/nls.vcxproj.user
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..695b5c78
--- /dev/null
+++ b/win32/nls/nls.vcxproj.user
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<Project ToolsVersion="4.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
+</Project>
\ No newline at end of file